In response to the tragedy of babies born with seal limbs because of thalidomide, this legislation required drugs to be both safe and effective before being marketed
A) Food and Drug Modernization Act of 1997
B) Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962
C) Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
D) The Food and Drugs Act of 1906
Answer: B
A) The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 came much later than the thalidomide tragedy.
C) The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 came before the thalidomide tragedy.
D) The Food and Drugs Act of 1906 came before the thalidomide tragedy.
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